Personally, I didn’t get to play Dark Souls, Saints Row the Third and Deux Ex: Human Revolution last year, and I could knock out all three of those for less than $80. This Buy Two Pre-Owned Games, Get a Third Free sale is not good for my wallet.

There are only a few games where buying the Collector’s Edition makes any sense, but Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is absolutely one of them. The game itself is worth $100 being that you could spend 200 hours playing it, and still have content left to burn. On top of that you get a frickin’ 12 inch dragon statue, an art book and a making of DVD. This is available for both Xbox 360 and PS3 (though you may want to hold off on the PS3 version since it has a nasty bug that still needs patching).

I probably don’t need to tell you that Black Friday is almost here, or that you have a 50% chance* of being trampled to death if you brave the stores this Friday. If you are going to put your life in danger, you should at least have the best available information before you head out. This article contains the best of the best video game deals at each retailer.

Best Buy has an outstanding deal for Gears of War 3 going. The price tag of $34.99 on its own is plenty to get excited about, but then throw in 800 MSFT points ($10) for free, and you are talking about Epic savings (terrible pun intended).

If you aren’t a car nut, then you may come away unscathed this week. Thank your lucky stars because starting next week there is at least one mega-super blockbuster each week until late November (Batman, Modern Warfare 3 and Skyrim just to name a few).

If you are going to make a day one purchase, you need to know where to go to get the best deals and pre-order bonuses. Check out the list below to see the pre-order bonuses for this week.